Brazil will celebrate a national “King Pelé Day” on Nov. 19 every year, marking the date the soccer great scored what he considered to be the 1,000th goal of his career in 1969. The Brazilian government’s official publication said Tuesday…
Pelé and Africa — Nduka Otiono
In the last months before the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown I chanced upon the autobiography of Edison Arantes do Nascimento in a local thrift store in Ottawa. Titled Pelé: The Autobiography (2006), it was one of the books I read during…
*Fire at Kara bridge market destroys goods worth millions (Guardian)*Buhari reappoints Adeyeye as NAFDAC DG (Vanguard)
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Basketmouth deletes ‘divorce post’ after old video condemning split resurfaces (Vanguard) Nigerian comedian and actor, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth has left fans in suspense after he deleted the Instagram post where he announced his divorce to Elsie. This…